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Reports on the suit filed by Coretta Scott King for the return of the collection of papers of Martin Luther King Jr. from Boston University in Massachusetts to Atlanta, Georgia. Coretta King's accusation that the university failed to preserve the collection; University's defense of its King collection.

Mentions the location of special library collections. Donation of papers of Gore Vidal to Harvard University's Houghton Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Relocation of the archives of psychiatrist Karl Menninger to the Kansas State Historical Society as a result of a lawsuit; Donation of personal papers of Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar to the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library in Ontario.

Presents library collection-related news briefs as of October 1, 2001. Availability of papers by former Kansas governor Joan Finney at the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas; Donation of thousands of tablets containing Tibetan Buddhist canon to the Harvard Divinity School by E. Gene Smith.

Discusses the dedication of the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity in Boston, Massachusetts. Remarks from the president of the library board; Guests in attendance; Cost of the facility; Description of the facility, which holds papers of the religious leader Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science; Significance of the collection for the Christian Science church; Remarks from librarians at the library.

Presents information on news concerning library collections for October of 1998. Family of entertainer Bob Hope donating photos, scripts and other materials to the Library of Congress; Collection of children's literature donated to the Boston Public Library by the children of Margery and Paul Heins; Yale University's Beinecke Library receiving the collection of art from Franz R. Stenzel; Other information.

The article evaluates various restaurants in Boston, Massachusetts, including Babbo Pizzeria, Blue Dragon and The Daily Catch.

The article previews the ALA (American Library Association) midwinter meeting, which will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, from January 8-12, 2016 and will feature speakers including the antibullying activist Lizzie Velasquez, Senator Cory Booker and the chef Joanne Chang.

The article announces that Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy in Detroit, Michigan and Rowe Elementary School in Rowe, Massachusetts, which were both destroyed by fires, were awarded 2014 catastrophic disaster relief grants from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).

The article makes several announcements related to the American Library Association (ALA) as of January/February 2013. The ALA announces participants for the 2013 Emerging Leaders initiative. ALA President Maureen Sullivan will speak at the "Library Leadership in a Digital Age" symposium at Harvard University from March 21-23, 2013. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will host the 2013 U.S. National Forum on Teens and Libraries.

Features the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity in Boston, Massachusetts. Factor which prompted the establishment of the library; Information provided by the library about the life of religious leader Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science church; Collections featured at the library. INSET: MARY BAKER EDDY ON SPIRITUALITY:.

Reports activity connected to collections of library materials. Acquisition of a previously unknown and unpublished Emily Dickinson manuscript by the Jones Library in Amherst, Massachusetts; Plan to provide access to the Library of Congress' American map collection on the World Wide Web; Contact point for the map collection.

Reports that a fire was sparked by an unidentified man, at the Charlestown branch of Boston's (Massachusetts) public library system. Damage caused by the fire; Details on the incident.

Presents news briefs in regard to library and information science news. Statement by the Medical Library Association condemning the FBI's Library Awareness Program; Announcement of the formation of a dual degree program in librarianship and law by the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science; Plans by Haverhill, Massachusetts to build a new public library; Other news briefs.

Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Schlesinger Library. The library's original name--the Women's Archives at Radcliffe College; The library's purpose--to document the lives and achievements of women; The Schlesinger Library's 52,000 records in HOLLIS (Harvard On-Line Library Information System); Staff; The library's collection on food and food history; Future anticipations; More. INSET: Hollywood goes to college..

Focuses on the annual conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education in Boston, Massachusetts in January 2005. Opportunities offered to librarians, according to dean John King; Problem facing archivists, as noted by Society of American Archivists president Randall Jimerson; Issues discussed by library school educators. INSET: Business Report.

Describes the topics discussed during the second national conference of the American Library Association's Library and Information Technology Association held in Boston, Massachusetts on October 2-7, 1988. Networking CD-ROM; Meeting the challenges of the information age; Development and applications of hypertext.

Features the convention held by the Society for Utopian Studies in Boston, Massachusetts in late September 1988. Similarity between utopianism and library automation; Periodic growth of utopianism throughout history, manifesting in the communitarian experiences in the literary genre.

The article reports on the legislation introduced by Mayor Scott W. Lang of New Bedford, Massachusetts restricting Level 2 or 3 sex offenders from visiting libraries, schools, playgrounds and other places were children gather together. The move was prompted by the rape of a 6-year-old boy by convicted sex offender Corey Deen Saunders at New Bedford Public Library's (NBPL) Main Library on January 31, 2008. Library staff has reconfigured the two reference rooms to improve the sightlines according to NBPL director Stephen Fulchino.

The article reports on the response of Newton, Massachusetts-based Free Library on the planned investigation of police and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials into the library. It is mentioned that the investigation concerns an alleged threat against Brandeis University that had been electronically mailed from one of the library computers.

Reports that library representatives attended the Blogging, Journalism and Credibility Conference of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government held January 21-22, 2005 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Comment from Carrie Lowe, member of the American Library Association who participated at the event; Presentation made by librarian Karen G. Schneider at the conference; Topics discussed.

announces that the North Bennet Street School in Boston, Massachusetts is seeking job leads for the first graduates of its two-year bookbinding program. Students' skills in advanced bookbinding technique; Contact information.